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Mystery Resolved, Scientists Now Declared That Sun Is Just Like Any Other Stars

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With the series of theories from the very inception, it is always believed that Sun is totally an unusual star when compared to others. This existing theory on magnetic cycles has said so. But, contrary to the older ones, the recent study conducted by the NASA has disclosed some interesting things, the study reveals that our Sun is much like other stars, and not an anomaly because of its magnetic poles that flip every 11 years. The official report in journal Science aims to lay to rest the controversy over whether our solar system’s star is cyclic, like other nearby, solar-type stars we know of. Antoine Strugarek, an author and a researcher at the University of Montreal said, “We have shed light on a fundamental mechanism which determines the length of these cycles, which helps us understand the cycle itself over the long-term.” He then added: “We can, therefore, say of the Sun’s next magnetic cycle in 10 or 20 years will be intense, long or short, which helps us understand among other...

#Top10Criminals Row: Google Apologises Over PM Modi Image Search Results

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Raising many eyebrows, the search engine had earlier thrown up astonishing results when somebody searched with 'top 10 criminals in the world.' Internet giant Google on Wednesday apologised "for any confusion or misunderstanding" caused after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's images started appearing in the image search results for query on "Top 10 criminals in India". "These results trouble us and are not reflective of the opinions of Google. Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries. We apologise for any confusion or misunderstanding this has caused,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement. “We are continually working to improve our algorithms to prevent unexpected results like this," he added. It said that in this case, the image search results were drawn from multiple news articles with images of Narendra Modi, covering the Prime Minister's statements with regard to politici...

Gagan Toor (Indian) wins NASA contest to Name Mercury Crater

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Gagan Toor, an Indian was one among the five winners who won the contest held by NASA between Dec. 15 and Jan. 15 to name five identified craters on Mercury and his suggested name for naming a crater was  ‘Enheduanna’. Toor chose the name after Enheduanna, a princess of the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia (modrn Iraq and Kuwait), the first known poet and author. Enheduanna including four other names Karsh, Carolan, Kulthum and Rivera — have been selected to name five craters on Mercury by International Astronomical Union (IAU) NASA Contest to Name Craters on Mercury : The International Astronomical Union (IAU) made the selections from a total of 3600 submissions from which  17 names were made to the semifinals and  finally from which 5 made to the finals. There were thousands of entries and the IAU kept a rule that the name should be after an artist, composer or a writer who was famous for over 50 years and died at least three years ago. The newly selected crater names are C...

'Alien Sounds' 22 Miles above Earth Captured by NASA Students

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Daniel Bowman, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has recorded some sounds. Those sound waves were at frequencies below 20 hertz, which can not heard by humans. When you speed up those recording you can hear those sounds. The infrared sounds were recorded by Daniel Bowman ( Nasa student ) balloon experiment using infrared microphones. Daniel Bowman has designed and built the equipment. With the help of that equipment he was able to record those sounds. Alien Sounds above Earth : Daniel Bowman has captured these sounds 22 miles (36 kilometers) above the Earth's surface. The researchers had never "heard" many of the stratospheric signals. "I was surprised by the sheer complexity of the signal," Bowman said. "I expected to see a few little stripes." These signal are infrasonic waves, these sound waves can travel long distances. "It sounds kind of like 'The X-Files,'" Bowman He said he was building more...

NASA'S Heartbeat Detecting Device ( FINDER) Saves Lives in Nepal

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NASA's heartbeat detection technology has helped to save lives of people after the recent earthquake in Nepal. Searching for victims who are still alive underneath the fallen debris and rubble making it difficult is difficult. The use full Heartbeat detecting device has been used for saving lives. The devices is in the size of a briefcase and weighs only about 10 kilograms. Its very hard to find people buried under several feet. NASA's heartbeat detection technology has made it possible for saving life of people. They have saved life of four people those buried. Radar waves helped search and rescue teams detect the heartbeats of survivors trapped in collapsed buildings after the Nepal earthquake, according to NASA.  NASA's FINDER Saves Lives in Nepal After Earthquake : This heartbeat detection technology was developed by the department of homeland security is aptly called FINDER. FINDER means 'Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response' This devices can...

New Painkiller Offers Long Lasting Pain Relief, Discovered in US

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US discovered new compound boronicaine may serve the medicine stream in attaining more efficiency. Get long-lasting pain relief from newly discovered medicines by United States (US) researchers which would render durable painkilling effects bears witness as substitute option to present existing anesthetics. Boronicaine compound would play a crucial role in sports and games stream to cure injuries occurred at various instances such joint replacement procedures. New Durable Painkiller Boronicaine is Discovered by US Researchers Lead author  of study George Kracke who is a associate professor at University of Missouri said "Because of its versatility and effectiveness at quickly numbing pain in targeted areas, lidocaine has been the gold standard in local anaesthetics for more than 50 years, while lidocaine is effective as a short-term painkiller, its effects wear off quickly. We developed a new compound that can quickly provide longer lasting relief." Group of researchers compr...